KEPLER ASSW 2021 Community Workshop

ASSW KEPLER WorkshopEnhancing Copernicus 2.0 information products through

optimised usage of in-situ data

20th March 2021

15:30 - 18:30 GMT

https://next.brella.io/events/assw21/schedule/294790

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KEPLER ASSW 2021 Community Workshop

Enhancing Copernicus 2.0 information products through optimised usage of in-situ data

Saturday 20th March

15:30 - 18:30 GMT

https://next.brella.io/events/assw21/schedule/294790

Abstract

This Community Workshop will bring together nationally and internationally recognised Earth Observationand in-situ monitoring Arctic experts. The aim is to strengthen the calibration and validation of remotelysensed products, and forecast model data assimilation within Copernicus.

Copernicus is the EU’s environmental monitoring programme for planet Earth. It offers full, open andfree-of-charge information services based on satellite, model forecasting and in-situ data. These areorganised into 6 thematic Services, and an In-Situ Observing Component.

In-situ observations are critical, but at the present stage their integration into data products is limited. Toaddress this challenge we need to understand how the observational research community can bettercontribute in-situ monitoring to enhance Copernicus products.

The issues associated with the better usage of in-situ observations needs an inclusive approach, involvinga wide range of expertise. KEPLER, an EU H2020 project, kepler-polar.eu is a multi-partner initiative thathas been tasked with preparing an end-to-end roadmap for Copernicus to deliver improved capacity formonitoring and forecasting in the Polar Regions. This Community Workshop brings together the expertiseof KEPLER with other international experts. This workshop will contribute to the roadmap by identifying howwe can better coordinate, integrate, and share in-situ observational data in order to enhance the productsoffered by the Copernicus Services.

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Timetable

Saturday 20th March

15:30 - 18:30 GMT

https://next.brella.io/events/assw21/schedule/2947901. Overview of Polar services in Copernicus

2. Stakeholder driven improvements

3. Visions for more integrated services

15:30 - 15:35 Introduction and aims of community workshop Jeremy Wilkinson

15:35 - 15:45 Overview of KEPLER Nick Hughes

1. Overview of Polar services in Copernicus

15:45 - 15:55 Overview of Copernicus Arctic services Andrew Fleming

15:55 - 16:05 KEPLER: WP2 Polar region provision in Copernicus services Gilles Garric

16:05 - 16:15 Copernicus/ESA HPCM Missions Nick Hughes

16:15 - 16:25 KEPLER WP3: Capacity gaps Carolina Gabarro

16:25 - 16:40 Panel Q&A discussion Session Jeremy Wilkinson

16:40 - 16:50 Break

2. Stakeholder driven improvements

16:50 - 17:00 Marine User Group- survey findings/ IICWG? Nick Hughes

17:00 - 17:10 KEPLER WP 1&4 Marine needs & Training requirements Keld Qvistgaard

17:10 - 17:20 KEPLER WP4 Improve sea ice forecasts Steffen Tietsche

17:20 - 17:35 Panel Q&A discussion Session Frank Kauker

17:35 - 17:45 Break

3. Visions for more integrated services

17:45 - 17:55 PEG report finding Ola Nordbeck

17:55 - 18:05 KEPLER future vision Frank Kauker

18:05 - 18:30 Wrap up Nick Hughes

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Speakers

Nick Hughes - KEPLER Coordinator

Nick Hughes is leader of the Norwegian Ice Service and is based at the Division forForecasting in Tromsø. He is responsible for the daily operation of the Ice Serviceand for project management including the development of new data processingalgorithms and information services. Hughes has 22 years experience in Arctic andAntarctic research including 15 field campaigns. Currently he is Coordinator forKEPLER, and Work Package Leader for the Polar Use Case in the EC Horizon 2020research project From Copernicus Big Data to Extreme Earth Analytics(ExtremeEarth).

Jeremy Wilkinson - Workshop organiser, task leader.

Dr Jeremy Wilkinson is an expert on sea ice dynamics, thermodynamics andmechanics, ocean wave propagation through sea ice, and deep-convection andwater mass modification.He represents the UK on the Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB) / InternationalArctic Science Committee’s (IASC) Marine Science Working Group and is a memberof the Programme Advisory Board for Arctic Science for the UK funding agencyNERC. In addition he is regarded as one of the world experts on the use of AUVs inthe polar oceans (under ice experience with Maridan, Autosub, Gavia, Sea-BedAUVs).

Carolina Gabarro - Work Package 3 Lead

Dr Carolina Gabarró is a scientist with focus on ocean and sea ice remote sensing,in particular with microwave radiometer sensors. She has a permanent position atthe Institute of Marine Science in CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.She has participated in several H2020 and led some ESA and National projects. Shehas participated in the MOSAIC expedition with an L-band radiometer experiment.She represents Spain in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in theCryosphere Working Group.

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Gilles Garric - Work Package 2 Lead

Gilles is the manager of the innovation team in the R&D Department at Mercator

Ocean International. His team is in charge of developing the modelling and

assimilation components of the real time and reanalysis global operational oceanic

system. Gilles is a senior scientist and has conducted various researches in high

resolution oceanic modelling, ocean atmosphere interface, climate variability and

polar processes. He has been working regularly for 25 years on sea ice and its role

in the current climate. He has been involved in several multi-partner European

research projects such as the ICE-ARC project. Within KEPLER, he leads WP2 on

polar provisions in Copernicus services.

Steffen Tietsche - Work Package 4 Lead

Steffen is a Senior Scientist at ECMWF, in the Earth System Predictability Section of

the Research Department. He conducts research to advance the quality of

ECMWF’s forecasts with Earth system models on time scales from days to seasons

ahead, with an emphasis on coupled ocean-sea-ice-atmosphere processes. Steffen

has been involved in several multi-partner European research projects to improve

ocean and sea-ice initialization and forecasts, such as SPICES and ATLANTOS. Within

KEPLER, he leads WP4 on improved sea-ice monitoring and forecasting.

Frank Kauker - Work Package 5 Lead

Frank Kauker is a physicist with a focus on numerical modelling of the high-latitudecoupled climate system and the statistical analysis of climate data. He has beenco-developing and applying the coupled ice-ocean model NAOSIM in the Arcticmodelling team at AWI and at OASys. He has been a key expert in the developmentof the data assimilation system NAOSIMDAS developed and used in the EU projectsDAMOCLES, ACCESS and the German funded project IRO2. Frank has beendeveloping Quantitative Network Design applications for the Arctic Ocean in thecontext of the projects EU ACCESS, ESA ARCTIC+5, and KEPLER. Frank wascoordinator of the EU FP6 project 'SEARCH for DAMOCLES (S4D)'. Frank is workpackage leader in the EU-H2020 KEPLER where he is responsible for the

development of a roadmap on an ‘End-to-end operational system for European forecasting capabilities formonitoring and forecasting of the Polar Regions’.

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Keld Qvistgaard

Keld Qvistgaard is a geophysicist with more than 25 years of experience in iceservice operations focused support of ships ice-covered waters. He has expertise inGreenland/Arctic/Antarctic sea ice & icebergs from years of support of marineoperations in ice, including tailored solutions to special programs. He has a broadand deep insight in operational handling and analysis of high resolution satelliteimages, both SAR and non-SAR in high resolution. He is now the focal point for DMIuse of Sentinel-1 and Copernicus Contributing Missions to sea ice and icebergproducts to international partners, the marine community and Copernicus Marineand Environmental Monitoring Services

Ola NordbeckOla is a Policy Officer with the European Commission’s Directorate-General forDefence Industry and Space (DEFIS) Earth Observation Unit.Ola has a background in Physical Geography and Geoinformatics. Ola haspreviously worked with Earth Observation for United Nations EnvironmentProgramme, Statistics Norway, Norweigan Space Agency and since 2016 with theCopernicus unit in the European Commission.

Ola is handling Access to Third Party Missions and Polar Activities for Copernicus.Ola has supported the Copernicus Polar Expert Group (PEG) since 2017 resulting intwo reports and is the editor of PEG III that is about to be published. Ola has

followed the work of KEPLER from the European Commission, working for the project outcomes used in Copernicus.

Andrew Fleming

Andrew Fleming is the remote sensing manager for the British Antarctic Surveywhere he leads the application of remote sensing methods to science andoperations projects. He has been Manager of Polar View activities in theAntarctic since 2004, which develops and delivers near-real-time sea iceinformation to users operating in both polar regions.He has also played a key role in the related Copernicus Marine Service, ICEMAR,Polar Ice FP7, ESA ArcticSat, H2020 EU-PolarNet and leads the ESA PolarThematic Exploitation Platform projects.He also has active interests in developing the application of hyperspectralimaging and UAVs to polar science research and operations.

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The KEPLER ProjectKEPLER (Key Environmental monitoring for Polar Latitudes and European Readiness) is a multi-partner initiative, built

around the operational European Ice Services and Copernicus information providers.

A key aim of KEPLER is to ensure that there is a clear, concise and achievable road map for the Copernicus

programme to develop industry and societal-driven value-added technologies, products, and other services. This will

also enhance the European capacity in Earth Observation for the monitoring of the Polar Regions, and its sustainable

development, to the benefit of stakeholders. The first Sentinel satellites are in orbit, or due to be launched. It is

important that in the next phase, Copernicus 2.0 starting in 2021, this capability is developed further to meet the

requirements of the Polar Regions.

KEPLER will run from 1st January 2019 to 30th June 2021, has a budget of €2.9M, 15 project partners, and is a EU

Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (CSA).

KEPLER Linkages

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KEPLER PARTNERS

For more information please either contact

KEPLER Coordinator: Nick Hughes Head of the Ice Service at Met Norway nick.hughes@met.no

KEPLER Project Manager: Elaina Ford British Antarctic Survey elaina.ford@bas.ac.uk

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